Walt Masterson vs. Rod Scurry — Career Comparison

Walt Masterson
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Rod Scurry
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Walt Masterson built a career as a starting pitcher and Rod Scurry as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rod Scurry posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.24 and WHIP 1.491 compared to 4.15 and 1.515 for Walt Masterson. By the career numbers, Rod Scurry had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Walt Masterson and Rod Scurry

Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
399
2.18
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
6.49
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.14
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.43
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.37
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.55
Rod Scurry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.63
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.82
43.82
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.25
37.25
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.12
46.12
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.11
2.11
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.38
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.08
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.11
Rod Scurry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.76
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
760
4.15
Rod Scurry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
3.24
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Rod Scurry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Rod Scurry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Rod Scurry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Rod Scurry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4949
27
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1382
27
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1649.2
9
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 9 Innings
460.2
9
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1613
8.8
Rod Scurry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
384
7.5
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.8
8.8
Rod Scurry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.5
7.5
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.55
Rod Scurry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.61
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Rod Scurry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
886
4.83
Rod Scurry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
274
5.35
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.57
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
815
4.45
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
431
8.42
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Rod Scurry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.42
8.42
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.031
1.031
Rod Scurry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.18
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.8
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.15
Rod Scurry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.37
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.27
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7281
39.72
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2023
39.52
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.63
Rod Scurry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.83
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
888
4.84
Rod Scurry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
3.71
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Rod Scurry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.43
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.25
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rod Scurry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.57
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.515
1.515
Rod Scurry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.428
1.428
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6367
34.74
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1695
33.12
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.23
2.23
Rod Scurry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.72
39.72
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.52
39.52

Fielding Stats for Walt Masterson and Rod Scurry

Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
72.3
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 9 Innings
332
6.49
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rod Scurry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.14
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
27
Rod Scurry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1382
27
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.2
9
Rod Scurry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
460.2
9
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
16.67
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.47
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
50.92
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.13
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
5.8
Rod Scurry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
73.39
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
1.64
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
67.59
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
1.6
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.1
92.1
Rod Scurry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.62
97.62
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.935
0.935
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.247
0.247
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rod Scurry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.44
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Walt Masterson and Rod Scurry

Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
402
435.38
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
332
3434.48
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
554
600
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 600 PA
58
600
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
486
526.35
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
568.97
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Rod Scurry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.423
0.423
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.414
0.414
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
73.65
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
93.1
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
61.73
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
82.76
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.75
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
2.17
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11.91
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.34
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.16
17.5
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.16
22.31
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
87.73
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
113.79
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
110.47
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
113.79
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Rod Scurry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Rod Scurry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Rod Scurry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Rod Scurry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Rod Scurry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Rod Scurry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
40.07
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 600 PA
3
31.03
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
28.16
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.34
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
68.23
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 600 PA
4
41.38
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.62
9.33
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.62
16.78
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
36.82
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20.69
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
221
239.35
Rod Scurry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
268.97
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.51
2.51
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 600 PA
2.23
2.23
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
36.82
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.34
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.33
Rod Scurry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.08
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.08
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.17
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 600 PA